More Ideas!

It's only a few more days til Christmas and everyone should be finished with all decoration.  That is unless, your tradition is to decorate on Christmas eve.  That is what my parents did.  In those days, most people did it that way.  Santa was supposed to do all that.  Then came the time when before Thanksgiving the stores started to display Christmas decorations and Christmas became commercialized.  Our newspaper today, had a section on Traditions.  That is what I have been talking about.  It also talked about Christmas collections.  I have shown you many of mine, but not nearly what I have.  So here are a few more:

 

Here is a few of the snowmen I have.  These are acrylic and have magnetic arms.  I have had these since the early 90's.

 

This is a cute blue and white snowman I found at Beall's Outlet years ago.

 

 

These are two snowmen that we bought at Lowe's years ago.  The 2 red and white trees, I bought at Macy's after Christmas last year.  They match the snowmen.  They are all glittery.

 

 

 

Here is my dining room chandelier.  First I wrap it with fake pine garland.  When we lived up north, I used real garland.  Here in Florida, you really don't see a whole lot and it is a mess to clean up.  I then layer it with a silver bendable spray.  I use 4 of them and manipulate them so they look good.  I then place red and silver berries and entwine them with the silver spays.  When that is done, I lay red berries on the top to give it a traditional look. 

 

 

 

These jars are used for many things all year round.  As you can see, they are right under the chandelier.  Right now they are filled with red glass balls as the Dining Room is in red, silver and white.  The red votive candle holders were bought years ago also.  I find that everyone tends to be drawn to the same things and when you pull everything out, It all matches.

 

I have already had my eye on things that are on sale or next year.  Rearrange what you have, or add something different and see how it changes.

 

Tomorrow will be my last Christmas one until next year, except for what I buy, I will let you know.